FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music

Floor Jansen is a vocalist and songwriter who initially made a name for herself in the metal scene with After Forever and ReVamp, and rose to new heights after joining Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish in 2013. Jansen gained more widespread attention after participating in the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers in 2019, which led to her focusing on more pop-centric solo material and doing a solo tour. Her debut solo album is called 'Paragon', and we spoke with Floor about the album, finding her musical direction, insecurities about songwriting, singing pop vs singing metal, music that inspires people and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Andrew "Roo" Panes is an English folk singer and songwriter who made quite a few heads turn with his debut album 'Little Giant' (2014) and the follow up 'Paperweights' (2016). His introspective and soulful songs have amassed millions of plays and have been featured in TV shows. His latest album is 'The Summer Isles', his fourth full-length album, and we spoke with Roo about the album, painting forests, authenticity in songwriting, how to spend your time on earth, the song Suburban Pines and how he met his wife, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Ron Gallo is a Philadelphia based singer, songwriter and musician who effortlessly goes from garage punk to art rock, and everything in between. On his latest album FOREGROUND MUSIC, Gallo tackles some of today's biggest struggles with his usual dose of cynicism, charm and humor. How do you remaining optimistic with world seemingly on fire all around you, and navigate all the anxieties that come with living in the modern world? We spoke about the album, a fragmented audience, the importance of humility, Big Truck Energy, taking things day by day, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell 

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You Me at Six is an English pop-punk band whose catchy and hard-driving hooks have captured the imagination of their fans even before the release of their debut album 'Take Off Your Colours' in 2008. Their fourth album 'Cavelier Youth' and their sixth album 'Suckapunch' both topped the UK charts, and aside from playing on the Warped Tour and Soudwave they have also been on the road with some of their peers like Fall Out Boy, All Time Low and Bring Me The Horizon just to name a few. We spoke with frontman Josh Franceschi before their show in Amsterdam about their new album 'Truth Decay', the early years of the band, musical experimentation and being honest in their lyrics, the appreciation they have for their fans, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Chris Harms is the frontman and founder of German gothic metal band Lord of the Lost. Their eclectic brand of music, consisting of industrial metal, glam rock, pop and more has led to the release of 8 studio albums, the latest being 'Blood & Glitter' released in 2022. We spoke with Chris about the early days of the band, following their own path, trying to be understanding of haters, electronics in metal, potentially competing in the Eurovision Song Contest, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Dave Portner, better known as Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter know both for his solo work as well as being part of experimental pop band Animal Collective (alongside Deakin, Panda Bear and Geologist).  Both Animal Collective and Tare's solo work is characterized by musical exploration and experimentation as it effortless moves through a plethora of styles,m including psychedelia, noise and freak pop, and electronica. We spoke with Avey about his new solo album '7s', freedom in Animal Collective, how he got started in music, going back to hte core of creativity, his ever-changing songwriting style, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Martijn Westerholt is a keyboardist and songwriter, and founder of Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. Westerholt is also known for his work with symphonic project Eye of Melian. After six succesful albums with Delain, vocalist Charlotte Wessels left the band in 2021, leaving the future of the band up in the air. Westerholt has decided to continue the band with a new line-up, and so we spoke with him about how the band almost ended, the new members, their new album Dark Waters, dealing with critique on social media, therapeutic songwriting, future plans, and more! 

Interview by: Martin Kuiper

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Björn Gelotte is a musician, songwriter and guitarist, most know for his work with Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. With In Flames, Gelotte has released thirteen albums. They have been instrumental in establishing the modern melodic death metal scene, and have garnered both critical and commercial acclaim. We spoke with Gelotte about their latest album 'Forgone', who he is outside of the band, his connection with vocalist Anders Fridén, efficiency in music, music best being experienced live, Steve Vai, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell 

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Jared James Nichols is an American blues/rock guitarist and vocalist, known for his "pick-less" playing style and as the frontman of the rock trio that bears his name. Nichols recently released his self-titled album so we caught up with the guitar virtuoso to talk about how he got into the guitar, Jeff Beck, his coice and contantly developing his skills, authenticity vs perfection, dealing with a broken arm and a lot more!

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Gaz Coombes is an English musician, singer and songwriter who first rose to fame as the frontman for alternative rock band Supergrass, whose debut album 'I Should Coco' (1995) made a lot of heads turn, particularly because fo the hit single 'Alright'. After his departure from Supergrass in 2010 Gaz found himself still writing songs for what eventually would be his succesful solo career. 'Turn The Car Around' (2023) is his most recent endeavour, having released three solo albums previously, and we spoke with Coombes about the album, the freedom to explore ideas, writing for Supergrass and the Supergrass reunion, the themes on the new album, the magic of playing live, feeling thankful, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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